Remember when going scotch (if from the south), or going down to the smoke (if from the north), was long distance? When Middle East work was readily available?.When driving a 111 or F89 meant you were truly the king of the road?Recall those companies long gone, where every day was an adventure?

What ever happened to those drivers you spent hours with.. where did they go? and recollect on those characters in the industry sadly no longer with us.This forum is for us all to indulge in a little nostalgia and remember with rose coloured glasses how much better it was in the olden days

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R.Hanson of Wakefield bought the bulk powder tanker fleet of Sam Longson in the mid 1970's

The fleet was renamed and re-branded in the same style as Hansons Wakefield operation but retained Sam Longson's original cream and brown livery.

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Hanson's depot in Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1982.

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Another shot of Hanson's depot in Chapel-en-le-Frith taken in 1982.

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Contrast in styles on the left Seddon Atkinson 401 Series Reg No VAK 149Y was new in May 1983 while the older model it replaced, Seddon Atkinson 400 Series Reg No TWB 816Y, was new eight months earlier in September 1982.

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Seddon Atkinson 400 Series Reg No UNN 831S, new in September 1977, is seen here in 1982 after having a face-lift with it's original corroded front grill replaced with a 401 type which many operators did at the time.

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S21 Foden 'Mickey Mouse' recovery truck normally ran on trade plate No 845 NU.Originally it was new to Sam Longson in July 1967 as a powder tanker and registered as SMU 499E.

The Mercedes 1625 transporter was new to BRS Cartransport and based at Sheerness Kent. It was part of a fleet of about 20 or so identical Mercs that replaced the 1625 artics.When new it would have been white with the usual Cartransport diagonal stripe over the cab.I'm not sure who had it by this time, but nice to see it in it's second life.

smallcoal wrote:Hi Dean,rdh are from llandybie they got rigids and artics they haul the roadside cabinets from Morgan marine my mate graham drives for them

Thanks for the info John and the great pics.

ERF-NGC-European wrote:@ DEANB: here's a detail from the 1965 AEC sales brochure you posted earlier today. It appears to have the Belgian cab built by Bollekens. It's the first 6x4 unit I've seen with this cab. Robert

Will see what i have on those chap !

tastrucker wrote:"DEANB"

Dont think we have had a Mars Jones motor on before ??

Hello DEAN ,Mars Jones are from Denbigh N Wales ,old established firm that used to do bulk feed ,thank you Trevor

Thanks for the info Trevor. Think thats the first one we have had of that company.

robthedog wrote:Recognise the colour scheme,but cant remember the name ???

BULWARK Rings a bell

Only Bulwark i can think of was the tankers Rob ?

robthedog wrote:Anyone recognise the Mercedes car transporter ???

Cant remember the name but I think they were from Petersfield Hants

Cheers Rob.

Chris Webb wrote:"robthedog"

Recognise the colour scheme,but cant remember the name ???

BULWARK Rings a bell

United Transport - Bulwark,Stamp,Ancliff,Andrew Hogg were all part of it.

Mark R wrote:The Mercedes 1625 transporter was new to BRS Cartransport and based at Sheerness Kent. It was part of a fleet of about 20 or so identical Mercs that replaced the 1625 artics.When new it would have been white with the usual Cartransport diagonal stripe over the cab.I'm not sure who had it by this time, but nice to see it in it's second life.

Thanks for the comments Mark, good stuff and nice pic.

tc trans wrote:"Mark R"]When new.....

The bodies are different, the grille is different, you sure its the same motor?It looks like an earlier model of the merc, and the body on the merc is fixed deck.[/quote]

"tc trans" I think Mark may have meant that the pic was the Trucks original colours rather than that was exactly the same truck ?

The bodies are different, the grille is different, you sure its the same motor?It looks like an earlier model of the merc, and the body on the merc is fixed deck.

The two trucks in the photos are actually only one digit apart. When they were replaced it was only the chassis and cab which was sold with the bodywork and trailer being used on the new vehicle. I hope this clears up any confusion.

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